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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Paul Daly: That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Paul Daly: Deputy Mythen has an issue he wishes to raise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Paul Daly: Putting it in simple terms, we all know the targets. We all know what we are aiming to achieve by 2030, and, in turn, by 2050, in regard to offshore, onshore and solar. How is ESB Networks fixed to take on that additional generation? How far behind or how close to being on par are the network and infrastructure in terms of being able to take on the extra capacity? What would the situation...

Seanad: Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024: Motion (30 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Before we adjourn, I welcome rang a cúig agus their múinteoirí, Liam agus Daithí, from Gaelscoil Osraí in Kilkenny to the Public Gallery. They made it just in time before the curtain came down. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024: Motion (30 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I thank the witnesses for coming in. From listening to the debate here this evening and from what I read before we came in, is there anything in this regulation that is going to impact domestic animals? I know we need to control the imports and exports of animals, and commercial breeding as such, but in a domestic context, the family that load their dog up on the car to take the ferry to go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: It is all about trade and not about the movement of animals per se. This regulation would not apply in the case of a trip for a day, a week or a fortnight and it was a dog or a cat going with a family on a journey that was inter-state in Europe in such a short-term capacity. There is nothing in here to change how that happens now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: There must be a sale involved. There must be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: It is about commercial operations. That was my question. I was wondering if the type of journey with single movement and a return ticket would see anything change-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Okay. It is purely concerned with import-export commercial trading.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Okay. That clears that up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I welcome the witnesses to the meeting. Like previous speakers, I compliment them on the opening statement and the suggestions in it. Realistically, we could copy and paste it into a report. It limits the questions to be asked. We often have a field day here because the devil is in the detail. What we want to know is left out and we have to chase it. In this case, everything is here. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: The beef man or the tillage man is brought in too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: If I am a suckler farmer and the Cathaoirleach has a neighbouring farm and there is a river between the two farms, would the co-op offer their services to me even though I am not a supplier of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Paul Daly: It cannot all be dairy-beef. There will be a dairy calf. Sexed semen is progress but it is not going to take over. I was talking more about the male dairy-bred calf, which we will have to have. It cannot all be beef-bred.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I wish to give a very special welcome to Kathryn Boockvar, former Secretary of State for Pennsylvania, who is in our Distinguished Visitors' Gallery along with some officials from the US and UK embassies. They are very welcome.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Before we conclude, would the Minister of State like to say a few words? I ask him to be as brief as he can.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Yes. That is okay.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I thank the Minister of State for that contribution. While it is somewhat unprecedented, several Senators wish to contribute as well. I call Senator Higgins and I ask her to be very brief.